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Asia (/ ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [ note 1 ][ 10 ][ 11 ] in the world by both land area and population. [ 11 ] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [ note 2 ] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
The area of Asia is not the sum of the areas of each of its regions, which have been defined independently of the whole. For example, the borders of South Asia and West Asia depend on who is defining them and for what purpose.
1 dzień temu · The total area of Asia, including Asian Russia (with the Caucasian isthmus) but excluding the island of New Guinea, amounts to some 17,226,200 square miles (44,614,000 square km), roughly one-third of the land surface of Earth.
The largest countries of Asia include Russia (6.6 million square miles or 17.1 million square kilometers), China (3.7 million square miles or 9.6 million square kilometers), India (1.3 million square miles or 3.3 million square kilometers), and Kazakhstan (1.05 million square miles or 2.7 million square kilometers).
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both population and area. It stretches for more than 44 million square miles from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east and from Russia in the north to the Maldives in the south.
Asia is a vast landmass that covers about 30% of the Earth's total land area. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Indian Ocean and Oceania to the south, and Europe and Africa to the west. North America is located to the north, across the Arctic Circle.
Asia, Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic , Pacific , and Indian oceans. The western boundary, with Europe , runs roughly north-south along the eastern Ural Mountains ; the Caspian , Black , Aegean , and Mediterranean seas; the Suez Canal ; and the Red Sea .
